History of the Modern Middle East (R)

3 cr · Undergraduate

History of Middle Eastern and North African empires and states in the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include the fall of the Ottoman Empire, European and US involvement and imperialism in the region, the politics of oil, military conflicts, decolonization, and popular reform movements. May not be held with the former HIST 2502 or HIST 2900 when titled "The Middle East from the Rise of Islam to the Nation State," or HIST 2110 when titled "War and Revolution in the Middle East since 1900."